Walmart is not a good place
to relieve boredom

I was out for weekly shopping the other day. I was buying items that I can't get at my local neighbourhood stores.

I went to Walmart as I figured they would have reasonable prices for what I was looking for. I must confess that I also needed to get out of the house.

As I was looking around, I saw a lot of people who looked bored and it occured to me that many other people might be going to Walmart because they were bored, and needed to get out of the house.

So... Walmart gets extra market share because they entertain people. They give people a nice, warm and safe place to go. Spend a few dollars...

I guess it's better than going to the Casino!!

My point is, and I'm trying to internalize this myself, "why not figure out something else to do?" Like get a hobby, visit neighbours, learn to bake bread.

Again I am writing this partly as research for my new DON'T SPEND MONEY project.

If you really sat and thought about it.. what would you really want to do if somebody gave you $100 and told you to spend it on something you need. Would Walmart be your first destination point? Would you go to Walmart just to hang out with your $100?

This post is for me to pose some questions.. I don't really have the answers at the moment.

I do know that going to Walmart to relieve boredom is a ridiculous idea. If this is what our culture has come to, we need to find better things to do with our time!